ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
Prevalence of depression among patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Integrating tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review.PLoS medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Markers of pulmonary TB in care-seeking patients with respiratory symptoms.Public health action · 2025Article
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- The Gut Microbiota and Major Depressive Disorder: Current Understanding and Novel Therapeutic Strategies.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2024Review
- Depression, anxiety and their associated factors among patients with tuberculosis attending in Gondar city health facilities, North West Ethiopia.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effect of Curcumin in Experimental Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Antimycobacterial Activity in the Lungs and Anti-Inflammatory Effect in the Brain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Magnitude of Depression and Associated Factors Among Patients on Tuberculosis Treatment at Public Health Facilities in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
- Risk Factors for Depression in Tuberculosis Patients: A Meta-Analysis.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
- Depression among TB patients and associated factors in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of major depressive episode (MDE) in patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (pre-PTB, defined by cough lasting ≥ 3 weeks) and compare it between patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and without PTB.
methodsPatients with pre-PTB (n=260) were screened for depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Those individuals with scores ≥ 10 were subsequently assessed with the depression module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Plus) to confirm diagnosis. Associations of categorical variables with PTB and MDE were calculated using the chi-square test and OR.
resultsPTB was confirmed in 98 patients (37.7%). A high proportion of both groups (active PTB and no PTB) screened positive for depression (60.2 vs. 62.1%, respectively). Among 159 patients who screened positive for depression, a subset of 97 (61.0%) were further evaluated with the MINI-Plus; current MDE was confirmed in 54.6% (53/97). On univariate and multivariate analysis, female sex was the only factor associated with the diagnosis of current MDE (p = 0.04).
conclusionThe prevalence of MDE was high among individuals with prolonged respiratory symptoms, independent of PTB diagnosis. This is consistent with other studies of depression in primary care in Brazil.
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